WAR (Wins Above Replacement) is today's go-to statistic used to determine just how much value a player brings to a team's win-loss record. Admittedly, it still confuses me, and not just because there isn't one universal formula used for its calculation...

2010 was the year we learned to hate the Miami Heat. Have the Philadelphia Eagles taken their place in 2011? That is one eager opinion, after the Eagles capitalized on the short amount of time that NFL teams have been allowed to sign free agents...

Do you ever notice that you really need something only after you've gotten rid of it? Baseball teams have that same problem. Some teams will find that their biggest holes could be filled by a player they previously traded or let walk via free agency...

With more established and impressive names like Carlos Beltran and Felix Hernandez being tossed around in trade deadline discussions, Tampa Bay Rays outfielder B.J. Upton isn't receiving quite as much attention as he deserves...

With so many Major League Baseball teams still in contention at the halfway point of the 2011 season, it's hard to distinguish the buyers from the sellers. Going into Tuesday, 15 teams were within five games of the division lead...

Major League Baseball's Home Run Derby, while still a fairly popular cornerstone of the All-Star break, has received its fair share of criticism over the past few years: 1. The contest is too darn long...

We are getting so close to tonight's Major League Baseball All-Star Game that we're almost out of time to make predictions! But we certainly need more! Quick! Get ready! Are you ready? Good! Let's go! Let's go...

With Wimbledon now firmly entrenched in our rear-view mirror, it's time to focus on the season-ending Grand Slam tournament, the U.S. Open. Reputation and recent history suggest that three predictable players will battle it out in September...